Scandal-hit Belfast care home charging families weekly top-up fee

City View Court appears on a list of care homes used by the Belfast Trust which charges top-up fees of between £15 and £42 a week. Stock image.

Lisa Smyth
© Belfast Telegraph

A care home slammed by a high-level investigation into a deadly Covid-19 outbreak charges families a top-up fee for the care it provides.

City View Court in north Belfast is one of a series of scandal-hit facilities that charge the fee in addition to its basic weekly rate, despite struggling to meet minimum safety standards.